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Training

Knowledge, wisdom and skills for Christian service

Paul offers training to churches and organisations on a 'pay what you can afford' basis.

Find out how Paul is supported and see suggested amounts for services.

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Bible Teaching

BIBLE TEACHING TRAINING>>

Equipping others to know, study and teach God's Word

BIBLE  TEACHING COURSES 

Courses helping people understand and apply the Bible:​

  • First Steps in the Faith: foundations for lifelong discipleship

  • Bible in Widescreen: getting the message in seven movements

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Courses helping people teach the Bible:

  • Leading Small Group Bible Studies

  • Rightly Dividing the Word: core skills for Bible teaching

  • Challenge and Comfort: preaching for lasting life change

 

Courses normally consist of six two-hour interactive sessions but can be tailored to your needs. For details on these courses please contact Paul.

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PASTORAL CARE TRAINING>>

Equipping others to plan and provide gospel-shaped care

PASTORAL CARE COURSES 

  • Pastoral Care Foundations Course - six two-hour sessions on video laying foundations for the theology and practice of gospel-shaped pastoral care

  • Pastoral Care in the Congregation - four to six two-hour in-person sessions designed for congregations to refresh and develop pastors, elders and others in faithful pastoral care

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PASTORAL CARE SEMINARS [examples]

Seminars helping you develop and provide care wisely and safely:

  • Becoming a caring community

  • Boundaries and limits in pastoral care

  • Structures for pastoral care in churches

  • Understanding needs and health in gospel perspective

Seminars developing core skills for pastoral care:

  • Listening for the soul

  • Pastoral guidance

  • Pastoral prayer

  • Pastoral provision.

  • Use of Scripture in Pastoral Care

Seminars on pastoral care provision for different needs:

  • Bereavement and loss

  • Gender and sexuality

  • Chronic illness and pain

  • Guilt and shame

  • Conflict and relational breakdown

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Fantastic biblical overview of Pastoral Care in the local church. Pastoral Care Foundations Course participant

 

a very thorough course covering all aspects of pastoral care. Vicar about Pastoral Care Foundations Course

 

I attended pastoral training run by Paul, and I can honestly say that the training and bible teaching was phenomenal. Would recommend anyone in or thinking about pastoral work to do this course.  Church Pastoral worker

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This has been a great time to refresh my understanding and the clear need for biblical pastoral care in our churches Church Minister

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Pastoral Care

APOLOGETICS AND ETHICS TRAINING >>

Equipping others for Christ-centred thinking and living

APOLOGETICS & ETHICS COURSES 

​Paul is the lead teacher on these courses from Christianity in Society:

  • Be Prepared: wise decisions and discussions in big issues  - a series of dates scheduled to suit you, each diving into a gospel view and practical suggestions for decisions and dicussions about a different question or issue.

  • Christ in Conversations: a course and ongoing community equipping for everyday evangelism. This is not a course we run by invitation - we run it centrally and people are welcome to come.

  • Graceful Apologetics Foundations: a video-based facilitated course laying foundations in a Christian worldview and engaging people with other worldviews.

  • Straight Paths: ethical decision-making: a five-part in-person course outlining a gospel framework for thinking about issues and making decisions and applying the framework to questions of life, identity, work and relationships.

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APOLOGETICS & ETHICS SEMINARS [examples]

​Seminars on specific ethical issues:

  • Abortion

  • Contraception

  • Creation care

  • Death and dying (including euthanasia and assisted suicide)

  • Economics and money

  • Fertility issues

  • Gender identity and sexuality

  • Health and faith

  • Identifying fake news and conspiracy theories

  • Marriage

  • Parenting

Conversations developing skills for conversational evangelism:

  • Are we naked apes? Pointers to God in our experience

  • Engaging with other worldviews

  • Four pathways to truth - tools to share the gospel

  • How to have effective gospel conversations

  • Reading the news with Christian eyes

  • The uniqueness of Christ

  • Understanding Buddhism and engaging with Buddhists

  • Understanding Islam and engaging with Muslims

  • Understanding Hinduism and engaging with Hindus

  • Understanding Roman Catholicism and engaging with Catholics

  • Watching and reading stories with Christian eyes

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Paul is an excellent communicator and teacher with valuable and current information to share on current issues affecting Christians.His breadth of knowledge shines through. Most of all his humility draws me to the fact that his work is driven by His love of God.  Be Prepared participant

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Excellent sessions on difficult questions. Clear framework explained of how to address people’s challenging questions in clear, logical systematic ways. Be Prepared participant

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The absolute best part of this programme was its highly practical approach to faith. It didn't just focus on theory; it genuinely equipped us with the tools and confidence to step into the role of an everyday evangelist. [...] Overall, the programme beautifully bridged the gap between learning about Jesus and naturally sharing Him in everyday life, making those interfaith and gospel-centered conversations feel both accessible and deeply respectful. Christ in Conversations participant

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Apologetics and Ethics

LEADERSHIP TRAINING >>

Equipping others to lead with integrity, skill and wisdom

LEADERSHIP COURSES

Each course normally consists of six two-hour interactive sessions

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LEADERSHIP SEMINARS [examples]

  • Avoiding leadership pitfalls

  • Biblical priorities in leadership

  • Church discipline

  • Communication in leadership

  • Conflict transformation

  • Decision-making 

  • Disciple-making leadership

  • Integrity and character 

  • Power and authority

  • Servant leadership

  • ​Team dynamics

  • Time management

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The course is deeply thought provoking, helpful and wise. Paul is a wise and fluent teacher. It will challenge constructively in all sorts of ways. Saturated and grounded in Scripture too! Just brilliant really.  Biblical Leadership Essentials participant (church elder)

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If you have an earnest desire to be equipped for leadership in any way or simply broaden your perspective in a Christ centric way, don’t miss out on this short course. Biblical Leadership Essentials participant

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Very practical,  useful and challenging personally not just in a leadership context even though that was the primary focus Biblical Leadership Essentials participant

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